Went on a Kayaking trip yesterday on the Altamaha River. I put in at Stanfield Landing located on Big Hammock WMA here not far from home.Long story short..yesterday was a learning trip with the Kayak to get some confidence and experience with it. I loved it and will be Kayaking a lot in the future Lord Willing. BUT while driving in to the landing I saw a good bit of pig sign. Big Hammock is where I killed my very first wild pig so it is a special place for me.
This morning I left the Yak home and grabbed the Mohawk. I was parked and ready right after daylight with plans of a half day hunt ...
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Kinda sweet to park right beside a wallow.
I headed toward a Lake my Wife and I have caught a lot of Black Crappie from..Bigguns. I got to it with no pork sightings but lots of pork sign....
A pic of Shade Lake..
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I walked on up to the edge to have a look and there was a huge Lake Lizard afloat...
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If you have been watching Swamp People on TV you would know that JR. would be throwing his treble hook at those bubbles...
I went on down the lake and spotted another maybe 10-12 ft. long. I tried to zoom up some but its a poor pic. That blob in the middle is a big gator afloat..
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Headed through the swamp toward the River. ..
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Beautiful pictures RC and a nice jeep looks just like mine.Thanks for sharing.
Went maybe a half mile and jumped a big boar out of a cane thicket about the size of a truck. He knew the game and did not stick around. I traveled on and got in a whole bunch of fresh sign. Stopped for a snack of Mulberries...
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I spotted a pig in a bottom and eased forward. The wind was every direction and the leaves dry. For some reason I have wanted to take pics of pigs so I got a fast pic and then headed on. Got to around 35 yards and the pig turned into 4 sows a big boar and about a dozen shoats. The wind swirled and pigs ran. One hesitated and big Simmons passed inches under its chest. A good morning anyway.
Look close and you can see the black hog...
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:campfire: RC, I love your posts!!!
RC,
You've already died and gone to Heaven. Keep these stories up. I like seeing Paradise through your lens and stories.
Bud
Nice pics. I'm thinking about buying a kayak myself. My canoe is too much when I'm alone. :thumbsup:
Excellent.....now I want to hear a story about kayak'n to a good spot and killing a pig....can it be done?? :thumbsup: If anybody can do it ...it's you!!
Thanks Guys. Here are a few other pics and a couple from my Yak trip yesterday. It was not a fishing trip but a learning trip. I did fish a few minutes put enjoyed the paddling. I can see some overnight trips coming soon Lord Willing.RC
Check Station at Big Hammock...
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You know its a wet area most of the time when the check station is on stilts..
Good sign to see right when you step out of the jeep...
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Turkey on the sandbar..
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And my Yak. Not an expesive one but plenty stable. RC
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That's what keeps you coming back! Good luck with the kayak!
Another excellent story RC!
Can't wait for the next one.
Bisch
RC yaks are just fun, add bows and arrows and a fishing rod then its hard to stop smiling.I bet you are wondering why you have not gotten a kayak already.Good stuff right there.
Thanks for sharing your adventure with us.
Your stories along with your pictures make your posts some of my favorites.
God bless,Mudd
Thanks for sharing, always a joy to read!!!
Great pics and story as always!
Thanks for takin' us along.
You always paint one heck of a picture my friend,thanks for taking us along.
Well, Great story and cool pics as always RC. Thanks for sharing again.
I have a question, did you eat the mulberries? are they ripe?
My Mulberry trees don't even have leaves yet, They are always the last to leaf out.
CTT
RC, was the cane thicket as big as a truck or the hog? :thumbsup:
Man RC you are one lucky dude!
RC, Great pics and story as usual. Guess your liking that kayak. thumbsup:
RC, them Black Crappie used to be White Perch when I was in them neck of the woods.
NICE!!!
Glenn
Can you hunt out of the yak, or is it too unstable?
Thanks for sharing. I get a kick out of your threads. You're living the good life.
Always enjoy your pics and stories RC. Good luck in the future it looks very promising.
As always RC, Outstanding story and pics
Thanks for sharing RC,alway enjoy your stories and pics.
fantastic
Another good one RC! Like your kayak better than mine but I traded it for another canoe anyway which I like better yet!
Missing the swamps already, RC. May have to get me one of those kayaks, but I don't know if my wife will let me use the truck, lol.
Cool stuff, sounds like a real good time.
yep, you're living large !!!
Thanks for taking us along..
Wow, great story and pics. We've got tons of lions and bears here but I would be scared spitless to share the water with one of those "lake lizards", expecially in a yak.
Always enjoy reading your post.A differant senerie and wildlife then NY.I may never make it there but feel like Im there when reading your post,thanks.
Looking forward to the story and pics of a hog or deer being floated home in that kayak. Another nice trip into the swamp for us all. Thanks.
Even while on the water, you are one heck of a woodsman RC.
Your posts and pictures are always appreciated.
Mulberries are a great snack if you beat the birds and critters to 'em!
Thanks RC.
QuoteOriginally posted by Mudd:
Thanks for sharing your adventure with us.
Your stories along with your pictures make your posts some of my favorites.
God bless,Mudd
Same here. :thumbsup:
RC you are the man. I love your post. Great pics thanks for sharing.
Great pics and stories as always. My son lives down at Savannah and every time we drive down in that area and pass over the swamps I think about you and how great a time you are having in those swamps. When we go down there it is always try to spend as much time with him and his wife as we can. Not time for hunting, but maybe one of these days. Keep haveing fun and keep bringing us your stories. God bless.
Good stuff as usual, RC! :thumbsup:
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